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Indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and hanging yellow-green leaf strings. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead garland walks down a red carpet between metal railings toward a deity murti shrine. Devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a red sari with bangles stands at right, and a woman in white and a girl in pink stand at left. Overhead ceiling fans and a fluorescent light hang above.

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A photograph of a long covered walkway with a red carpet, lined on the left by a metal railing and devotees with palms pressed together in namaste. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti, a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a garland of beads or flowers, walks forward smiling with hands folded in greeting. Several women in white, cream and saffron-toned clothes stand along the rail, some in sarees, with hands raised in prayer. Yellow paper streamers hang from the ceiling frame. A figure in the foreground on the right is partly visible in light striped cloth. The scene suggests a darshan or greeting procession. a person appears as the walking man in orange with long hair, mala and gold-toned armlets.2011-11-29October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph inside a covered, tent-like passage hung with yellow paper streamers and decorated pillars with red and yellow floral motifs. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, extending a hand toward devotees, while a man in white with a yellow shawl holds an orange tray with offerings. Devotees line metal barriers on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in white and striped shirts. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, and is positioned as the central honoured presence receiving devotees. Several people line the railing, and the scene reads as a darshan line.2009-12-03A procession walks down a red carpet inside a temple hall with a pillared, tin-roofed structure. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, a large ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing orange-saffron robes, walks barefoot while an orange parasol is held over him. Two attendants in saffron walk beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the railings on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. A decorated backdrop with red and gold drapery and ornamental pennants frames the scene, and a deity murti or shrine is visible behind. A boy on the left wears a white and blue t-shirt with an orange lanyard and joins his hands in prayer.2013-03-10A photo taken inside a long, hall-like building with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A central figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe walks down a narrow aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Lines of devotees stand on both sides behind metal railings, also with hands folded: women in yellow, green, orange and blue saris and salwar kameez on the left, men in white kurtas and shirts on the right, with a young man wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Decorative cone-shaped banners in red, white and yellow hang from the ceiling, and framed portraits line the far left wall. Another saffron-robed figure follows behind. The aisle leads toward an open doorway with bright light.2009-12-06A photograph of a procession walkway lined with devotees on both sides pressing their palms together in namaskar. At the centre, a smiling figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged dhoti-style wrap and a long beaded necklace walks forward with hands joined in greeting. Two saffron-robed attendants with beards and malas follow behind. A large golden trident is visible above the crowd, and hanging yellow leaf garlands decorate the tented ceiling. Devotees wear white dhotis and sarees. a person cues here are limited to the saffron robe and beaded necklace, so identity remains uncertain.2008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a covered hall with steel railings where devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in anjali. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a forehead tilak walks forward in a saffron-orange robe with hands folded in prayer, followed closely by a second sannyasi in orange wearing a similar wrap. Devotees on the left wear yellow, white and pink saris and gold bangles; on the right, heads and folded hands are visible. Colourful patterned banners hang from the ceiling frame, and sunlight shows through a doorway at the back. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long swept hair, saffron robe and tilak, walking in procession as a sannyasi receiving darshan-style salutations.2009-12-09December 06 20092009-12-06December 15 20162016-12-15November 29 20112011-11-29